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Thursday, February 16, 2012

The Westminster Dog Show and the United Nations

OK, stay with me here. One of the things that I believe is illustrated by the UN is the difficulty of having a funtioning polity without a critical mass of commonly held assumptions about the nature of human beings and their relationship to the state and to each other.This is, I think, one of the principle arguments against the International Criminal Court and other more ambitious manifestations of supranationalism.

We saw what this lack of common understanding can lead to this week at Madison Square Garden.

The "Best in Show" award could have gone to this magnificent animal.

Or this one.

This dog could have won.

This one should have won.

But the winner was .....
this thing.

I'm sorry. But if you even think that's a dog, we can't live in the same country.

I was horrified. I would have gone with the dalmatian, a peppy pup (but well-behaved). I've not noticed the breed much before, but that one was a beaut.

My pick that didn't make it to the end was the gorgeous collie, silvery as well as caramel -- and only when I looked him up did I find out that he was born in Wisconsin. (The Wyndlair line, with a webpage where you can see "Vinnie" aka Wyndlair Cherokee Vindication.)

But you missed some good ads, Mitchell, with some wonderful pups, including my personal favorite pets, the shelties.

Anon I loved the commercial "I could be great". Greatness was shown through champions,search dogs, therapy dogs,old dogs,pups,and loving family companions. Cried every time I saw it. And here I go again...for the dogs who don't get love,are waiting in shelters for their "person". I wish I could adopt them all.

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I am President and General Counsel of the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty and an adjunct professor of law at Marquette University Law School. The views expressed here are my own and not those of WILL or Marquette. They are offered in my personal capacity.